This year’s Golden Globes nominations, as always, have set the internet ablaze with hot takes about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s picks for the top movies and TV of the past year. There is so much new, amazing content being produced these days, so it would be impossible for the awards show to highlight everything. That doesn’t keep the denizens of Twitter from voicing their opinions, though.
There were hot takes aplenty, from outrage over certain movies being snubbed to anger over others being favored. Fans lamented that films like Paddington 2, Hereditary, and First Reformed, for example, were overlooked, and the disagreement here comes from the movies and genres that weren’t included:
Boy are my kids going to be pissed when I pick them up from school, & break the news that Paddington 2 didn’t receive a single #GoldenGlobes nomination. I mean, wtf, Hollywood Foreign Press Association?
— Dan Kim (@danielmkim) December 6, 2018
No nomination for Ethan Hawke #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/s1bQ01BuIt
— Much Ado About Cinema (@muchadocinema) December 6, 2018
I don't care what anyone says. #ToniCollette was robbed of a nomination for Best Actress. She outshone every single one of those nominees in that dinner scene alone. #Hereditary #GoldenGlobes #horror pic.twitter.com/lY1GRjVB2x
— Sleighvid Opie 🎄 (@DavidOpie) December 6, 2018
Other users took issue with certain people that were nominated for the award. The polarizing hit A Star Is Born fit firmly into this category, with some users defending director Bradley Copper and others criticizing him:
I liked A Star is Born but Best Director? I'd give that to Ryan Coogler before Bradley Cooper. #GoldenGlobes
— Andres Cabrera (@SquadLeaderAce) December 6, 2018
A Star Is Born scores FIVE #GoldenGlobes nominations, dominating the Motion Picture – Drama categories:
Best Picture: A Star Is Born
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper
Best Director: Bradley Cooper
Best Actress: Lady Gaga
Best Original Song: Shallowhttps://t.co/64cAbv4DBi pic.twitter.com/gUT17VJHos— British GLAMOUR (@GlamourMagUK) December 6, 2018
Still others were upset by the lack of diversity in the major categories. The best director category, which features Bradley Cooper, doesn’t include a single woman.
There were so many female directors entering the awards conversation this year, but once again, #GoldenGlobes opted for a male-only list of directing nominees. Would have loved to see Karyn Kusama get some love here for Destroyer.
— Piya Sinha-Roy (@PiyaSRoy) December 6, 2018
When it comes to awards season, though, this is par for the course. The real drama is coming on January 6.